Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the website or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at NOTE ON PODCAST HISTORY FROM DOC ROTTENĪ quick history about Decades of Horror 1980s podcast for those who may be wondering where some of the “early” episodes are. The next episode’s film, chosen by Jeff, will be Chopping Mall (1986), with Kelli Maroney, Mary Woronov, Barbara Crampton, and the Sherman Oaks Galleria. It is also available on physical media as a Collector’s Edition from Shout Factory.Įvery two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. As of this writing, Night of the Comet is available to stream on Tubi, PlutoTV, and PPV from Amazon. The 1980s Grue-Crew would like to thank the Grue-Believers for viewing and/or listening and making this wonderful choice for their 200th episode. He loves where it goes and admits there is really no reason to dislike this movie.īearing witness to the 1980s-ness of Night of the Comet, your Grue-Crew digress in a nostalgic way about a crush on Sharon Farrell, Art Bell’s radio show, and bicycles with colored tires and “mag” wheels. He is amazed by how likable the characters are and is impressed that the filmmakers stayed away from the annoying teenager trope. For him, Night of the Comet is quintessential 1980s – dumb, but straight-up fun with likable characters – and it takes him right back to that time.īill agrees, calling Night of the Comet one of the most 80s movies we’ve ever done, literally screaming, “1980s!” No one gets too broken up about the deaths of the entire population, but, hey, the shopping! Bill also chimes in on the likable characters, and, of course, Mary Woronov is incredible.įollowing the principle of “condemnation prior to investigation,” Jeff had never seen Night of the Comet until now and he is so glad the viewers chose it. And how awesome would it be to go on that shopping spree?Ĭhad sought out the VHS after learning that the makeup effects were provided by David Miller ( A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984). She loves the story concept of Night of the Comet and the concise way that story is told populated by likable characters. When we came up with the list of films to be included in the poll - Altered States, Cat People, Night of the Comet, Scanners, and Sleepaway Camp - Crystal boldly predicted the winner would be Night of the Comet and indeed it was.Īs usual, Crystal has a crush on one of the actors, and this time it’s Robert Beltran. The topic for Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 200 was chosen by Grue-Believers through a poll placed on YouTube, Facebook, and Patreon. Marc Poppel as Danny Mason Keener / DMK.Dick Rude and Chris Pedersen as Stockboys.
Chance Boyer as Brian, the young rescued boy.Janice Kawaye as Sarah, the young rescued girl.Sharon Farrell as Doris, Reggie and Sam’s stepmother.
Kelli Maroney as Samantha “Sam” Belmont.Catherine Mary Stewart as Regina “Reggie” Belmont.Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content!Ī comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists. Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Episode 200 is upon us and our viewers have spoken! Be sure to check out Doc Rotten’s short history of the podcast at the end of this blog entry!
Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they lovingly review Night of the Comet (1984), the feel-good horror movie of the 1980s. Daddy would have gotten us Uzis.” Yeah, those darn MAC-10s are always jamming. “See, this is the problem with these things.